Chronicon Æthelweardi

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Chronicon Æthelweardi is a late 10th-century Latin historical chronicle by Æthelweard that recounts early English history from legendary times through the Anglo-Saxon period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin prose work
historical chronicle
medieval Latin text
alternativeName Chronicon Æthelwerdi NERFINISHED
author Æthelweard NERFINISHED
authorEthnicity Anglo-Saxon
basedOn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED
contains Latin paraphrases of Old English annals
countryOfOrigin England
coversPeriod Anglo-Saxon period NERFINISHED
legendary times
dateWritten late 10th century
dedicatedTo Mathilde of Essen NERFINISHED
genre chronicle
historicalFocus Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
historicalGenre universal history focused on England
historicalValue important witness to lost versions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
influencedBy Christian historiographical tradition
language Latin
literaryForm annalistic narrative
literaryPeriod Anglo-Saxon literature
mentionsEvent Viking incursions in England
migration of the Anglo-Saxons to Britain
reigns of early English kings
narrativeScope early English history
perspective West Saxon viewpoint
regionOfComposition southern England
religiousContext Christian
scholarlyUse source for West Saxon royal genealogy
source for early English chronology
script Caroline minuscule (in surviving manuscripts)
settingOfComposition late Anglo-Saxon England
sourceType secondary account of earlier annals
structure four books
subjectMatter kings of Wessex
political history of early England
survivingManuscripts few
timeSpanCovered from legendary origins of Britain to late 10th century
transmission medieval manuscript tradition
usesSource oral traditions
royal genealogies
workTitle Chronicon Æthelweardi NERFINISHED
writtenByOccupationOfAuthor nobleman

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Battle of Ashdown primarySource Chronicon Æthelweardi